Haven't had the chance to get those pics ready to send yet; our power's been out most of the night...generator decided to run out of fuel. Its got a 1500gal tank on it, and it ran dry. Yeah...well done there. Hopefully it decides to stay running since without it we don't have any AC. We'll see...
Should have time to get those pics off to you tomorrow sometime. I think you'll be impressed.
Sounds like you guys have had a good time with your mom in town. What all did you guys do?
Had a little bit of excitement today...I got to play firefighter this afternoon. Something in the burn dumpster exploded and caught several of our hesco barriers on fire. The hescos are just a tough cloth inside a wire frame that we fill with sand/rock/dirt for cover. Plus, there was a bunch of wood and crap out there too that was burning. So, off we go (four of us) armed with a couple cases of water and one shovel. I think it took about 30 minutes, but we managed to put it out. My clothes still smell like smoke too; probably from when I was trying to shovel dirt onto the hotspots. Oh well.
Hit my personal best in the gym the other day. Benched 205 pounds 9 times (needed a little help with the 10th); not bad for me, considering I weight just over 170. I'm happy because just a couple months ago I could hardly do 4 sets at 135lbs. Everybody's asked what I'm taking to get gains like that...I'm not even taking protein shakes, and we've got guys here spending hundreds of dollars a month on all kinds of crap.
So our schedule is still pretty boring; I've been on one mission in the last week. I'm starting to lose my mind...there's only so much here you can do to kill time. I've gone through so many books; guess I'll just have to ask around and see what other people have. The guys are doing a lot of blocking positions and traffic control points...nothing where they need a medic out there; at this point I think I'd rather be out there just sitting in a Bradley than being bored out of my skull back here. Hopefully this changes sometime soon.
Well, the AC should be running again in the aid station. I think I'm gonna head to bed.
Later, John
Troy
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Troy Ruffin is a combat field medic with the Third Infantry division. His brigade is currently deployed in the heart of Iraq’s Suni triangle. Troy has been a friend, Room mate, teacher, and guide to many people. This blog is an attempt to keep these people up to date as to Troy’s tour in Iraq. If you have comments or questions regarding this blog please e-mail isuhawkeye@yahoo.com If you would like to communicate directly with Troy you can get a hold of him at medic3141@yahoo.com
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